Bought this the other day, 24 hours from ordering to delivery, added 10 glue sticks to the order, Total £29.99
TEC 305 12mm Craft Glue Gun | Glue Guns Direct - Glue Guns & Glue Sticks UK
Had a cheapo £4.99 from Ebay previously, load of junk. This one is brilliant, apply as much or as little as you want, tried it out on some scraps of wood and ply.
I bonded the ply, edge to edge, and it compressed down to a nearly invisible joint. Left it an hour to really give it chance, although the initial bond was immediate.
I had to put it in a vice to break the joint, and the thing is, it was the ply that gave up, the glue line was intact, the actual ply had pulled itself apart.
Highly recommended if you have a need for such an item!
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It came in a blister pack, and I didn't want it just kicking around the workshop, so knocked together this to keep it safe.
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Box construction is 6mm pine, bandsawed to approximate width, then run through a Triton lunchbox thicknesser to final size.
The box joints were made using my homemade boxjoint jig.
Lid and base are 3mm Birch ply. Handle is an offcut of Walnut I had laying around, dimensioned then 1/4 rounded with a Katsu laminate trimmer.
Hardware is 20mm piano hinge from A C Sisslings (Local ironmonger, also stock Hafele) Toggle catches are from Screwfix.
Used the Tec 305 to hold the hinge in place, then secured the hinge with screws.
All parts sanded to a 240 grit finish.
Finish is "No Nonsense" (Screwfix) quick drying gloss floor varnish, more a high satin than gloss imo.
All internal components were varnished prior to final glue-up/assembly, all joints including lid and base masked off before application to aid the glue-up.